NSU-COM Discussion Thread 2010-2011

[IamaBanana]

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they know your file well. i just decided it would be funny to make a joke about alcohol. i'm pretty much the biggest idiot that ever interviewed for med school.

Don't beat yourself up over it. So you made an unfunny joke, all it really means is that you were nervous. The interviewers know that we are all nervous and take it into account when evaluating us. How was the rest of your interview?

 

[MightyMoose]

We were told that it would be snail mail as opposed to an email. Webstar, I'm not so sure about. Anybody else?



I ended up staying two days after my interview too since I was staying with a friend that works for the dolphins. Sounds like the beach was a good time, but I found that a DD is pretty important closer to the school. I did see that shark bus swing by a bar but I'm betting that if you don't live in student housing it is less than convenient. These things will of course be of little concern to students.

I think they said it will be on Webstar as well.

I would have much rather spent a few days after my interview there, then there is no more stress. Sounds like you had a good time.

they know your file well. i just decided it would be funny to make a joke about alcohol. i'm pretty much the biggest idiot that ever interviewed for med school.

Did they laugh or did it get awkward followed by, "Well... Alright... Moving on...?"

 

[rtm903]

Don't beat yourself up over it. So you made an unfunny joke, all it really means is that you were nervous. The interviewers know that we are all nervous and take it into account when evaluating us. How was the rest of your interview?

i followed up with a "just kidding" but by then it was too late. the rest of the interview went about average. i'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it.

good luck with everyone else though. hopefully we hear back soon. the limbo sucks.

oh and by the way for anyone that cares. i play the viola, and my interviewer asked me what exactly a viola was.

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

 

[IamaBanana]

I think they said it will be on Webstar as well.

I would have much rather spent a few days after my interview there, then there is no more stress. Sounds like you had a good time.

I would say that I enjoyed the area enough to look forward to the possibility of living there but not to the point that I imagine there being much in the way of distractions. A good term to sum up my experience of the school and area would be "pleasant."

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

If it's any conciliation, I lol'd 🙂

 

[medlove87]

i followed up with a "just kidding" but by then it was too late. the rest of the interview went about average. i'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it.

good luck with everyone else though. hopefully we hear back soon. the limbo sucks.

oh and by the way for anyone that cares. i play the viola, and my interviewer asked me what exactly a viola was.

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

Okay, its been two weeks since our interview, and I STILL think that's funny. Clearly we were just there on a bad day.

 

[Kevin Baker]

i followed up with a "just kidding" but by then it was too late. the rest of the interview went about average. i'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it.

good luck with everyone else though. hopefully we hear back soon. the limbo sucks.

oh and by the way for anyone that cares. i play the viola, and my interviewer asked me what exactly a viola was.

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

As someone who has interviewed others for jobs before, if someone had the confidence to tell me that joke, and was qualified everywhere else, they'd have gotten my recommendation 🙂

 

[mauve]

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

i just snorted when i read this 🙂

 

[MightyMoose]

i followed up with a "just kidding" but by then it was too late. the rest of the interview went about average. i'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it.

good luck with everyone else though. hopefully we hear back soon. the limbo sucks.

oh and by the way for anyone that cares. i play the viola, and my interviewer asked me what exactly a viola was.

i replied, "it's like a violin, except it holds a little more beer". fail.

 

[rtm903]

thanks for the reassurance that i'm funny guys. it'll come in handy when my self-esteem plummets from the rejections i get.

 

[MightyMoose]

thanks for the reassurance that i'm funny guys. it'll come in handy when my self-esteem plummets from the rejections i get.

Bah, you'll be fine.


Plus, rejections only hurt until you get your first acceptance. Then it's more like, "WTF is that schools problem? Why don't they want my sexy ass filling one of their seats? 😉

 

[traitorman]

so i interviewed yesterday and wow...i LOVE NSU. everything from the hybrid curriculum to the rotations. the facilities were awesome, the people were cool, and the place felt so lively with all the other health professional students on campus. it felt like a more mature college atmosphere. the school is a bit pricey but i think its worth it with everything the school has to offer

i really really hope i get accepted but unfortunately, I'm most likely gonna get a waitlist/rejection . my interviewers were really nice and not trying to stress me out at all, and all the questions they asked were the standard questions. but i ended up rambling for some reason and i dont think it looked too good. plus, we had a really cool interview group that day so its gonna be tough to compete with you all!

good luck to everybody, im just gonna accept that i got waitlisted/rejected because I don't wanna get my hopes up.

for everyone that interviewed earlier, how long did it take for you guys to hear back??

 

[Longshanks]

so i interviewed yesterday and wow...i LOVE NSU. everything from the hybrid curriculum to the rotations. the facilities were awesome, the people were cool, and the place felt so lively with all the other health professional students on campus. it felt like a more mature college atmosphere. the school is a bit pricey but i think its worth it with everything the school has to offer

i really really hope i get accepted but unfortunately, I'm most likely gonna get a waitlist/rejection . my interviewers were really nice and not trying to stress me out at all, and all the questions they asked were the standard questions. but i ended up rambling for some reason and i dont think it looked too good. plus, we had a really cool interview group that day so its gonna be tough to compete with you all!

good luck to everybody, im just gonna accept that i got waitlisted/rejected because I don't wanna get my hopes up.

for everyone that interviewed earlier, how long did it take for you guys to hear back??

I heard back a week later.

You'll be fine. I rambled and thought I did terrible, and pretty sure it was my worst interview out of the three I've been to, and I ended up getting an acceptance offer.

Don't sweat it. Good luck!

 

[lykyamy00]

ACCEPTED! I am over the moon and shaking with excitement!!! i loooved nova!

ps. i was an experience day person on oct 22. loooove that they only took 2 weeks instead of 3 to send an answer!

 

[traitorman]

I heard back a week later.

You'll be fine. I rambled and thought I did terrible, and pretty sure it was my worst interview out of the three I've been to, and I ended up getting an acceptance offer.

Don't sweat it. Good luck!

that's exactly how i felt. this was definitely my worst interview performance out of all the interviews I've been on. good to hear you got in.

ACCEPTED! I am over the moon and shaking with excitement!!! i loooved nova!

ps. i was an experience day person on oct 22. loooove that they only took 2 weeks instead of 3 to send an answer!

congrats! i hope to hear back as quick as you guys did

 

[IamaBanana]

Wooo accepted!

👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

congrats to all you others guys too, I'm pretty sure I'm going to attend and am looking forward to meeting folks!

 

[rtm903]

ACCEPTED! I am over the moon and shaking with excitement!!! i loooved nova!

ps. i was an experience day person on oct 22. loooove that they only took 2 weeks instead of 3 to send an answer!

accepted! found out via email. i really thought i bombed the interview too. this feels great!! i'm gonna be a doctor!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[IamaBanana]

accepted! found out via email. i really thought i bombed the interview too. this feels great!! i'm gonna be a doctor!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

And now you have a fantastic story to to tell too!

 

[Lukat]

Wooo accepted!

👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

congrats to all you others guys too, I'm pretty sure I'm going to attend and am looking forward to meeting folks!

congrats everybody who get accepted!! I know how it feels to know that you are in!!!

to IamaBanana: I'm very sure that I will be matriculating here too. I was very impressed with Nova during my interview. I already start looking up renting apartment 😀 even though I know it's superb early for that.

good luck for those who are waiting

 

[rtm903]

And now you have a fantastic story to to tell too!

haha yeah. i really felt like i could see myself at nova. i'm soooo pumped right now! congrats to everyone that got accepted. the student body there was awesome and i'm really impressed by nova's faculty.

 

[Longshanks]

Congrats to all those who were just accepted 😀 👍

 

[p30doc]

what does the experience day involve?

 

[emjayel]

To those of you that felt you had a bad interview, don't stress too much. I thought the same thing, that I rambled on, didn't say what I should have, and I thought I would be rejected/waitlisted. But I was accepted 👍

I'm going to submit my deposit this weekend or next week 😀

 

[sbz214]

congrats to all who just got accepted! for anyone who is going to attend, you should join that facebook group that someone made for the c/o 2015.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=152697268100861

 

[Swill175]

Accepted! Interviewed 10/26, Accepted 11/5. Wahooo! 🙂

 

[seap3]

waitlisted

oh well

 

[IamaBanana]

waitlisted

oh well

Given your other acceptances, do you think you will push to get off the waitlist? You'd probably have a good shot with what you've got on your MDApps (very nice, btw)

 

[seap3]

Given your other acceptances, do you think you will push to get off the waitlist? You'd probably have a good shot with what you've got on your MDApps (very nice, btw)

No, I won't. There were some things I really liked about Nova, but others I wasn't 100% sure about. They seemed to a little bit less non-trad/family friendly than the other schools. I did like that they seemed to have solid rotations for yrs 3/4 though. I don't think they liked that I wasn't doing a lot of community service. But honestly, I do have to put my current schooling and family ahead of a lot of volunteering.

Congrats to everyone else that got acceptances!

 

[rtm903]

No, I won't. There were some things I really liked about Nova, but others I wasn't 100% sure about. They seemed to a little bit less non-trad/family friendly than the other schools. I did like that they seemed to have solid rotations for yrs 3/4 though. I don't think they liked that I wasn't doing a lot of community service. But honestly, I do have to put my current schooling and family ahead of a lot of volunteering.

Congrats to everyone else that got acceptances!

I know DMU is an awesome school. You're still gonna get to be a doc, and honestly that's all that really matters at this stage in the game.

 

[MightyMoose]

accepted! found out via email. i really thought i bombed the interview too. this feels great!! i'm gonna be a doctor!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Haha. Congrats! I knew you would get in. That interview sounded like it was probably a pleasure for them to conduct. 😉


Congrats to everyone with acceptances! I just got the email this morning as well. Accepted!!! 🙂

 

[MightyMoose]

waitlisted

oh well

I'm sorry to hear about that. 🙁 I don't think it matters how many acceptances you have, WL's still sting. I ended up with one from DMU, and even though I wasn't sure if I was going to attend or not, it still stung. You're sitting on some nice acceptances and won't have any problem getting your family to fit in at DMU. They seemed very family friendly as well. 😉

 

[jl13]

ACCEPTED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! interview on 10/28.

Quick turnaround, I love NOVA

 

[IamaBanana]

ACCEPTED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! interview on 10/28.

Quick turnaround, I love NOVA

Hey me too! I was the guy with the solid blue tie, how about you?

 

[619Irish]

Accepted yesterday! I interviewed on October 21

 

[thumbz]

Mighty Moose: We interviewed on the same day. I just got my acceptance too! =D

Who were you? I'm the Canadian. Guess they do still accept us after all 😀

 

[DocTraveler]

Seriously I do not understand how I have not been invited to an interview here...I'm a Floridian, tons of volunteering, great ECs, great GPA, above Nova MCAT average, a LOR from a very well connected Nova alum....and no word. This process is seriously so strange; I thought DO schools would show me more love than MD, but that hasn't been the case.

Sitting and waiting 😛

 

[barnold]

Congrats to all those accepted! I just interviewed and loved the school!!! Does anyone know about how many people they interview, or the acceptance rate for those interviewed? I know the online video said 50%, but I was just wondering if anyone had heard something directly from admissions.

Thanks!

 

[jl13]

Hey iamabanana, I think I know who you were. The light blue shiny tie right?
I had on the dark blue tie with a off white shirt.
You think youll end up going? Honestly Nova looked like a vacation destination when we were there, I loved it.

 

[MightyMoose]

Mighty Moose: We interviewed on the same day. I just got my acceptance too! =D

Who were you? I'm the Canadian. Guess they do still accept us after all 😀

Hey! Congratulations, man! I was the guy who was chatting with you about how people on SDN talk about how they don't let Canadians into US DO schools. haha. I guess they were wrong. 😉 Now you just need to fork over 4 years of tuition...

Seriously I do not understand how I have not been invited to an interview here...I'm a Floridian, tons of volunteering, great ECs, great GPA, above Nova MCAT average, a LOR from a very well connected Nova alum....and no word. This process is seriously so strange; I thought DO schools would show me more love than MD, but that hasn't been the case.

Sitting and waiting 😛

Dude, this process is soooo strange. You shouldn't sweat it. I think Nova just sent out a big batch of invites early on and will most likely send another by mid December, is my guess. I haven't seen anyone get a new invite in quite a while.

 

[jl13]

Hey mighty moose i remember you, you were the one saying aboot alot, eh?
-just kidding... but yea and we have to put down that huge deposit now also

 

[PolskiPreMed]

Seriously I do not understand how I have not been invited to an interview here...I'm a Floridian, tons of volunteering, great ECs, great GPA, above Nova MCAT average, a LOR from a very well connected Nova alum....and no word. This process is seriously so strange; I thought DO schools would show me more love than MD, but that hasn't been the case.

Sitting and waiting 😛

Samezies, DocTraveler... except I don't have much connection to Nova alum besides my mom who got her Masters in education there like 20 years ago. Oh well. But like people are saying, I haven't heard of any recent interview invites for a while so who knows. Just try and stay positive.

 

[MightyMoose]

Hey mighty moose i remember you, you were the one saying aboot alot, eh?
-just kidding... but yea and we have to put down that huge deposit now also

Haha. I'm not Canadian. I don't think that was me. I thought we only had 1 Canadian in our group? Congrats on your acceptance!

Yeah, those deposits are brutal! I actually think I'm going to put my deposit down at another school. I liked Nova quite a bit, but I just feel that other school is a better fit for me.

 

[the exorcist]

I really like NSU and wonder if anyone can tell me if it is worth me applying there...

non-traditional student, 3.3 undergrad GPA due to bad freshman year (15 years ago!!)
15 years Paramedic experience for a major city EMS
34P on the MCAT
15 credits of Post-bac with a 3.7 GPA Microbiology

Anything that could make my application stronger??

 

[Longshanks]

I really like NSU and wonder if anyone can tell me if it is worth me applying there...

non-traditional student, 3.3 undergrad GPA due to bad freshman year (15 years ago!!)
15 years Paramedic experience for a major city EMS
34P on the MCAT
15 credits of Post-bac with a 3.7 GPA Microbiology

Anything that could make my application stronger??

I think you'd be in great shape. I'm not too sure if applying this year may be too late or not, but if we're talking strictly numbers, I was accepted with nearly identical stats but that was early in the cycle. So here's my take on your situation:

Your MCAT score is great. Congrats on a job well done. Don't sweat the 3.3 too much. You're not the first to have a poor freshman year and get accepted to medical school. Its great that you have so much experience as a paramedic - it demonstrates your commitment to health care and indicates that you have an understanding of how the field works. Going back for a post-bacc definitely helps you in applying, no matter what school that is, and having a strong GPA from it. For the post-bacc to be more beneficial to you, I'd suggest doing another semester worth of credits. For AACOMAS that should get you up to around 3.4 or better (if you continue with 3.7+ in your post-bacc) and its further indication that you can achieve scholastically and be able to handle the academic rigors of medical school. IMHO, NSU, and DO schools in general, appreciate non-trads and those with extensive health care experience. That should bode well for you. The only concern is how late in the cycle it is beginning to get. Have you submitted AACOMAS yet? If you have, and you're simply debating whether to add NSU, then it depends how deep they are into interviewing applicants. Maybe someone here who's recently receive an invite can say what their date was. Not that anything is a 100% certainty, but if you applied early in the next cycle, I'm positive you would get accepted from a number of schools. If NSU is your #1 and your dead set on it though, and don't want to waste another year, then nows the time and apply ASAP. Its getting later in the game, but if you get everything in to NSU quickly and are complete, I think you are a competitive applicant.

Good luck and best of wishes!

 

[gambit378]

hey everyone! I am a current M1 at NSU and I hope that the application process isn't driving you too crazy. We just finished our 2nd cycle of test chaos and I finally have a few days to breathe, sleep, and have a few (many) beers. I want to say congrats to everyone that has been admitted so far! A good deal of the people I gave tours to have gotten in and I hope to see you all next year. Take this time to relax before the chaos of med school studying begins. If you are waiting to hear back don't be afraid to call the office and let them know you are still interested - just be friendly!

If anyone has any questions about the school, living situations down here, what to expect, or any other random nonsense shoot me a message! Good luck on the whole application process; i know it is a pain but it is so worth it!

 

[SFO-IST]

I think you'd be in great shape. I'm not too sure if applying this year may be too late or not, but if we're talking strictly numbers, I was accepted with nearly identical stats but that was early in the cycle. So here's my take on your situation:

Your MCAT score is great. Congrats on a job well done. Don't sweat the 3.3 too much. You're not the first to have a poor freshman year and get accepted to medical school. Its great that you have so much experience as a paramedic - it demonstrates your commitment to health care and indicates that you have an understanding of how the field works. Going back for a post-bacc definitely helps you in applying, no matter what school that is, and having a strong GPA from it. For the post-bacc to be more beneficial to you, I'd suggest doing another semester worth of credits. For AACOMAS that should get you up to around 3.4 or better (if you continue with 3.7+ in your post-bacc) and its further indication that you can achieve scholastically and be able to handle the academic rigors of medical school. IMHO, NSU, and DO schools in general, appreciate non-trads and those with extensive health care experience. That should bode well for you. The only concern is how late in the cycle it is beginning to get. Have you submitted AACOMAS yet? If you have, and you're simply debating whether to add NSU, then it depends how deep they are into interviewing applicants. Maybe someone here who's recently receive an invite can say what their date was. Not that anything is a 100% certainty, but if you applied early in the next cycle, I'm positive you would get accepted from a number of schools. If NSU is your #1 and your dead set on it though, and don't want to waste another year, then nows the time and apply ASAP. Its getting later in the game, but if you get everything in to NSU quickly and are complete, I think you are a competitive applicant.

Good luck and best of wishes!

+1.

As a fellow Non-trad, I agree with all that is said here. We are lucky to have a system (AACOMAS) that recognizes that people might not have committed to medicine at the end of high school. I am completely convinced that we will become better physicians because of it and this farsightedness is one reason why I will be proud to soon call myself a student DO. Don't worry, apply this cycle and next cycle if you have to. One way or the other, it will work out.

Oh one more piece of advice: if 15 credits are barely a year's worth of classes, take another half year. You should have at least one year in your postbac.

 

[the exorcist]

Thank you all for your replies! I think since it is so late in the cycle, I am going to apply next year very early to maximize my chances and minimize how much money I spend on the application process! I also liked the fact that the DO schools seem to care more about work experience from what people tell me and a couple of great docs that I have worked with are DO's.

I'm taking my post-bac classes part time since I work full time, so I can take a few more. I could possibly have 30 credits by the time I would start med school if I apply next year, so I hope that would strengthen my application.

Thanks again, and good luck to all in your studies!

 

[rtm903]

I really like NSU and wonder if anyone can tell me if it is worth me applying there...

non-traditional student, 3.3 undergrad GPA due to bad freshman year (15 years ago!!)
15 years Paramedic experience for a major city EMS
34P on the MCAT
15 credits of Post-bac with a 3.7 GPA Microbiology

Anything that could make my application stronger??

I just got accepted with a 3.2 uGPA and a 32R MCAT. Your stats are better than mine so you probably have a pretty solid shot. 👍

 

[Turd Furgeson]

love at the interview last week that another interviewee walked in the room in the morning and said, "which one of you has a really funny name on SDN?"

hahaha... i liked our group, lots of laughs on what normally would be a somewhat stressful day... thanks for keeping it loose everybody!

for those of you unfamiliar with the etymology of the name, here it is:

Turd Furgeson

 

[DrBOshkosh26]

I am wondering the same. Has anyone had a recent invite? I called, and they could not tell when they last sent out invites or when they will send them out again; however, she did mention January.

Thanks in advance!

I think you'd be in great shape. I'm not too sure if applying this year may be too late or not, but if we're talking strictly numbers, I was accepted with nearly identical stats but that was early in the cycle. So here's my take on your situation:

Your MCAT score is great. Congrats on a job well done. Don't sweat the 3.3 too much. You're not the first to have a poor freshman year and get accepted to medical school. Its great that you have so much experience as a paramedic - it demonstrates your commitment to health care and indicates that you have an understanding of how the field works. Going back for a post-bacc definitely helps you in applying, no matter what school that is, and having a strong GPA from it. For the post-bacc to be more beneficial to you, I'd suggest doing another semester worth of credits. For AACOMAS that should get you up to around 3.4 or better (if you continue with 3.7+ in your post-bacc) and its further indication that you can achieve scholastically and be able to handle the academic rigors of medical school. IMHO, NSU, and DO schools in general, appreciate non-trads and those with extensive health care experience. That should bode well for you. The only concern is how late in the cycle it is beginning to get. Have you submitted AACOMAS yet? If you have, and you're simply debating whether to add NSU, then it depends how deep they are into interviewing applicants. Maybe someone here who's recently receive an invite can say what their date was. Not that anything is a 100% certainty, but if you applied early in the next cycle, I'm positive you would get accepted from a number of schools. If NSU is your #1 and your dead set on it though, and don't want to waste another year, then nows the time and apply ASAP. Its getting later in the game, but if you get everything in to NSU quickly and are complete, I think you are a competitive applicant.

Good luck and best of wishes!

 

[reezer4]

To those of you that felt you had a bad interview, don't stress too much. I thought the same thing, that I rambled on, didn't say what I should have, and I thought I would be rejected/waitlisted. But I was accepted 👍

I'm going to submit my deposit this weekend or next week 😀

Thanks for this comment! I was feeling exactly like this... and then wondering if maybe I'm being a bit too hard on myself. Would love an acceptance too!! Congrats!